"It would also ban all photographs, drawings, sculptures depicting a swastika or anything else that makes a definitive reference to Nazism.

"Unfortunately we have been witness in recent years to the cynical exploitation of Nazi symbols and phraseology, which is offensive to Holocaust
survivors, their families, and many others among the Jewish people," said the bill's sponsor, Uri Ariel of the National Union party.
"The law constitutes an appropriate warning, and will anchor in law a fitting punishment for the despicable use," he added."

as both an american and a jew how can one not see the trampling of free speech displayed here?
what shreds of the forth amendment we still have generally allows nazi's to protest.
on the other hand i can kinda' sorta' maybe almost see their point.
everybody has things they find offensive.

If I'm understanding what this is about correctly, this is not a speech issue. Sounds like steps to stop threats and harassment to me.

Our Constitution has nothing to do with Israel or Israels laws. I have no idea what it must be like being surrounded and grossly outnumbered by people
who wish to wipe you off the planet. On top of that to have the President of the country that is likely the only thing keeping them at bay, acting as
if he is antisemitic.

In light of those facts this law would make perfect sense. The condition the Jews in Israel find themselves in is unique to them and what might seem
wrong here, could well make sense there.

What I find far more appalling, to the point of sickening is the level of hate that all people of faith are being subjected to by a tiny minority of
sick haters all over the world.

At some point you have to separate speech from harassment and hate speech. I can't judge them on this one. Living in a giant bullseye with everyone
from radical Progressives in the West to radical Islam in the Middle East having you in their crosshairs must be mental torture. At any moment a
random rocket supplied by Iran and delivered by Terrorists acting on behalf of Iran can land in their neighborhood. How must that feel?

Free Speech is one thing, but carrying it to the point it protects acts of hate is another altogether.

Imagine if you will a Black family moves in next to a White one that are into the KKK. They start hanging Confederate Flags in their window, cleaning
their guns on their porch while glaring at their children as they walk by and put up a burnt wooden cross on the property line. Does that constitute a
reasonable use of the Right to Free Speech? Would the Black family have the Right to live free of mental bullying in the name of Free Speech?

I can see the point of doing this history and all but it seems a little ignorant to me the swastika is an ancient symbol is it not? what about the
people who don't see scary nazi's when the see the swastika

does this mean things like the Camaro SS will be forever known as just camaro??

Can I outlaw the cross or the star of David, what about all moon crescent's

Originally posted by Garfee
Why are they all so sensitive about the Nazis?

It was more than just jews that died or were horribly tortured in the second world war.

So let those group so whatever they choose to about it too.

Like Germany for example - it bans the swastika & SS & stuff too.....after all plenty of Germans were killed by the Nazi's....

The only other group that does is the country that actually purpotrated the crime.

according to wiki the swastika is also banned in Poland (along with other Nazi regalia) and Hungary
(which bans public display of symbols of "totalitarian regimes" including the hammer and sickle, but allows their use for academic or artistic
reasons), & in Brazil it is banned if for political purposes

These are some of the people who prompted the outcry ...... fellow Jews.

This hasn`t been brought about by Hamas, Hezbollah or Iran ......... rather by the Ultra Orthodox Jewish Community.

The move comes a week after ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in concentration camp uniforms to protest against alleged incitement against them. The
incident sparked outrage in Israel. The national Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial denounced the use of Nazi imagery as "disgraceful", and several
survivors' groups condemned it.

On 31 December, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim district to protest against what they said was a nationwide
campaign by the secular media against their community.

They wore yellow Stars of David on their clothes bearing the word "Jude" (German for "Jew"), and dressed their children in striped black-and-white
uniforms associated with concentration camps. Israeli police were also called "Nazis".

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